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Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations: an empirical analysis

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  • Bert George
  • Sebastian Desmidt
  • Eva Cools
  • Anita Prinzie

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Given the lack of insights into the micro-determinants of strategic planning (SP) in public organizations, this study uses information-processing theory and self-efficacy theory to investigate individual-level predictors of commitment to strategic plans among planning team members (PTMs). Specifically, we investigate whether plan commitment is contingent upon the fit between PTMs’ preferred way of information-processing (i.e. their cognitive style) and the information-processing characteristics underlying SP processes in public organizations. Based on data gathered with 439 PTMs from 203 Flemish municipalities, we find that PTMs with a creating and planning style are committed to strategic plans because they deem SP useful.

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  • Bert George & Sebastian Desmidt & Eva Cools & Anita Prinzie, 2018. "Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations: an empirical analysis," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(3), pages 340-359, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:20:y:2018:i:3:p:340-359
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2017.1285112
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    1. Bert George, 2017. "Does strategic planning ‘work’ in public organizations? Insights from Flemish municipalities," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(7), pages 527-530, November.
    2. Mwesiumo, Deodat & Glavee-Geo, Richard & Olsen, Kjetil Magnus & Svenning, Geir Arne, 2021. "Improving public purchaser attitudes towards public procurement of innovations," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    3. Jan-Erik Johanson & Åge Johnsen & Elias Pekkola & Stephen Affleck Reid, 2019. "Strategic Management in Finnish and Norwegian Government Agencies," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-20, October.
    4. Meirbek Mazhitov & Md. Aftab Uddin & Monowar Mahmood & Alexandr Ostrovskiy, 2024. "Competitive Advantages Through Strategy Implementation: the Role of People, Plan, and Process," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 861-883, September.
    5. James Wan & Ling Wang & Raafat Saade & Hong Guan & Hao Liu, 2022. "Empirical Analysis of Strategic Management in Inter-Governmental Organization," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-26, July.

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